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I got Vista troubles, real bad.

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Helldiver

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I have this other computer. It's really a nice machine except for one thing. It's got Windows Vista :bs:eek:n it. I use it for a week and finally give up and go back to my reliable, easy to use Windows XP. So I hadn't used it for a couple of weeks and tried to use it again yesterday.
I am now confronted with a picture of a kitten with my name on it. Plus a section to put in my password.
Ordinarily you would merely hit the Enter button and just do away with this nonsense. But nooooo. Windows Vista wants a password.
Now in my career I have held secret, top secret, Q,K, and L secret clearances. I've dealt with the NSA, CIA, the Lockheed Skunk works and all the spook outfits.
In all these years, I have never had need for a password and yet I have this miserable little operating system on my computer called Windows Vista:bs: and I'm stymied! Microsoft, I hate you.
Has anyody got a way of cleaning this up without a whole bunch of instructions that will cross my eyes. Don't forget, I'm on the shady side of eighty and can't followed a bunch of complicated instructions.
 
I never put in a password and so when I boot up, I am not asked for a password, thank the Lord.

I hate this OS. I miss XP.



Bill
 
Are you running a network there? If so then it will require a network password.

If not run the system in safe mode and login as Administrator. Then go to Control Panel "Users". You can set a new password for your account.
 
Lionheart said:
I never put in a password and so when I boot up, I am not asked for a password, thank the Lord.

I hate this OS. I miss XP.



Bill
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My Dell XPS laptop has Vista on it AND a fingerprint reader....and I ain't put a password in OR activated the fingerprint reader. I foresee much messiness with either of them !
 
Helldiver said:
I have this other computer. It's really a nice machine except for one thing. It's got Windows Vista :bs:eek:n it. I use it for a week and finally give up and go back to my reliable, easy to use Windows XP. So I hadn't used it for a couple of weeks and tried to use it again yesterday.
I am now confronted with a picture of a kitten with my name on it. Plus a section to put in my password.
Ordinarily you would merely hit the Enter button and just do away with this nonsense. But nooooo. Windows Vista wants a password.
Now in my career I have held secret, top secret, Q,K, and L secret clearances. I've dealt with the NSA, CIA, the Lockheed Skunk works and all the spook outfits.
In all these years, I have never had need for a password and yet I have this miserable little operating system on my computer called Windows Vista:bs: and I'm stymied! Microsoft, I hate you.
Has anyody got a way of cleaning this up without a whole bunch of instructions that will cross my eyes. Don't forget, I'm on the shady side of eighty and can't followed a bunch of complicated instructions.
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Hey HD....take a look here and see if this will help:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm
 
I never, ever, put in any password Lionheart. I tried all the passwords I know without any luck.
Plus they say in order to get my passwords I can find it in External Drive G:\
I have no External Drive G:\
 
Can you understand my post and do you understand what to do? If so it will work. If not you will need to get some local help.
 
Helldiver, Just go into safe mode as Admin (restart comp and start tapping the F8 key) when the Boot option screen loads pick Safe Mode. and let it do its thing, once in safe mode go to Control Panel, Then Users Accounts and Family Safety, then click on Change your Windows password, now you can choose to reset or remove the password just click on the one you want to do and then set it. Once done reboot to get back into windows.

Joe
 
Does anyone else have access to, or used your Vista machine recently? Maybe someone else did something to it without you knowing.

Jeff
 
I had this happen after one of Vista's helpful updates. A system restore back to the last good example worked. The next time I ran the Vista update it came out okay. On another laptop, all of my networking stopped working with various crashes. Again, a restore fixed it.
 
I think some local help would be the best solution. Anyone live close to Plum Island?
 
Helldiver,
I have mine set for a password, and I will see what I can dig up for you.

EDIT: Ok, Does anyone else have an account on the computer besides you? If so, you can log into their account and go to Control Panel / User Accounts. Click the Manage
another account option, select your account and click the Remove the
password option.

OR if you are the only person with a password on there... well sorry my friend. Vista was built with security in mind. And you would have to wipe the system clean. :(
 
No one has access to my computer except my wife and she can't figger out how to turn it on.
The only thing was, as I was shutting it down, Windows intterupted it with four updates. One of them must have been the darn password gimmick.
I truly do hate Microsoft.
They steal your money and then give you nothing but angina.


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HD....Maybe if you boot off your Windows disk and do a repair this will go away...Not sure but will not hurt anything..it may set something straight...


Just open your DVD drive...Close it,and reboot your computer..After Vista loads files just find the repair option and let her rip....


Hope that helps...
 
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